From Iowa Courts Online:
| Title: IN THE MATTER OF PROPERTY SEIZED FROM CARRIE BLUML Case: 02141 SPCV039953 (CARROLL) Citation Number: |
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| Event | Filed By | Filed | Create Date | Last Updated | Action Date |
| ORDER SETTING HEARING | NEU A ERIC | 04/24/2018 | 04/25/2018 | 04/25/2018 | |
| Comments: SEIZED PROPERTY 05/10/2018 09:30 AM MAG. | |||||
From Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana:
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2123277154570284/
History of the case covered by WeedPress and Iowa Free Press contributor Jason Karimi:
Iowa Free Press: Carroll Police Breaking Laws To Seize Legal Hemp CBD
http://iowafreepress.com/2018/04/14/carroll-police-breaking-laws-to-seize-legal-hemp-cbd/
WeedPress, March 17th:[TRANSCRIPT] December 31st, 2017: Phone Call From Officer JJ Schreck of the Carroll Police Department #CBDisCBD”
Key quotes made by Officer JJ Schreck, who doesn’t understand the law:
“Why don’t you – explain to me this. What is medical cannabidiol?”
“As far as we, as an authorizing agent of this bill are concerned, CBD is CBD.”“[…]you’ll be hearing from our attorneys.”
“I don’t know you. I don’t trust you.”
“Have you read Iowa House File 524 at all?”
“[…]we’re going to do what the Department of Health has advised us to do.” (The Department never advised them to DO anything.)
“I do have a positive THC hit on it.”
Link to transcript in full: https://weedpress.wordpress.com/2018/03/17/transcript-december-31st-2017-phone-call-from-officer-jj-schreck-of-the-carroll-police-department-cbdiscbd/
WeedPress, March 18th: [TRANSCRIPT] Phone Call From Brad Burke, Carroll Police Department, January 3rd 2018 #CBDisCBD
Key quotes from Chief of Police Brad Burke concerning seized property from business owner Carrie Bluml of Carroll’s Nature Ammil:
“Uh, we’ve been speaking with the AG’s office directly…”
” I know we got something from (omitted) at one point, and what I got from the AG’s office, I’ve got his email, I still have it. I’ll have to track it down.”
“The AG’s opinion is that they’re not [legal] at this point – “
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More links:
WeedPress, March 18th: Carroll Police Report Signed By Office Secretary Dated December 27th: “All items were tested.”
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As reported by the Des Moines Register (Iowa police seize CBD oil without always testing to confirm it’s illegal marijuana,) and the Carroll Daily Times Herald (A question of legality, Carroll police have made dubious claims about these products having THC in them despite the manufacturers promising otherwise. Police also seem to have multiple stories whose timelines might not add up, pointing to at the very least a lack of communication within the department. Follow WeedPress on Facebook for more as we work to get to the bottom of these dubious claims in small town Iowa, dubious claims that seem to have potential lasting resonance for the hemp industry nationwide. Hashtag dubious.
Here’s the Carroll Police report dated December 27th, 2017 claiming these products actually DID test positive for THC. Meanwhile, Denison police have already tested and returned these product for not having THC in them, so what’s the give?
Somebody is lying.
Full above article link here: https://weedpress.wordpress.com/2018/03/20/update-cbd-product-company-diamond-cbd-retests-products-after-carroll-iowa-police-make-dubious-claim-that-thc-showed-up-in-their-100-guaranteed-thc-free-hemp-sourced-cannabidiol-products-followin/
Relevant quote from Gubernatorial candidates forum on justice reform (commenting on Carroll Police abuse of authority and discretion):
Moderator: Very good. Alright, good question, or good answers guys. Um, the next question is about the new medical cannabidiol program. So you guys are going to be Governor. Um, the current governor, Kim, she has not commented on the federal implications of this. So we want to see how you guys feel about handling law enforcement from a federal perspective. So the question is, was seized hemp products, which Marco touched on earlier in the first question, that have been seized from here in Ames from local businesses, they’re fully legal, they were seized anyways due to confusion of the law. What can you do as Governor to do training, provide training for Iowa law enforcement for the new medical cannabis program? And that one goes to Marco for the first answer.
Marco: I would say that if you’re going to have an environment that allows people to seize an item across the board, it’s important that they know what they are doing. And it’s important that there is some kind of repercussion. If they truly seized oil that was legal at the time, at what point are they costing the state money? Are they, is there something to say that they’re going to do anything about that? Or is this store owner just out of luck, out of money out of product? I think that there’s a lot of things that we could do that are, I’ve actually talked through email to the Governor of Minnesota. And I’ve experienced the training that they do in various places for their police, and they are so far ahead of what’s going on in Iowa. It’s not just about cannabis. It’s also about, you know if you’re addressing an officer, and you pull up next to someone whose having a mental health issue, some type of breakdown. If there’s a situation where there is an officer whose a different race than the person that they are addressing, um, you know any number of things that you could come onto and they actually have actors that will play out a certain role. And I’m friends with someone who does that in Minnesota, and I see a lot of positives from what they’re doing. So I think, taking a look at training, and actually making it so kind of that an officer is more of a peace officer. I think that will help in so many ways. I think that will improve, um, civilian and police relations. There will be people a lot more comfortable to say, hey I need help, 911 is my friend. Or say hey, this is the cop that’s out on my beat, I’ll get to know them and know that they’re here to help me and not to go through my property. And, you know, who knows what else. And uh, but yeah, I think training is going to be key. Especially in terms of – we still have police officers that go and round up (32 minute mark) hemp, and ditchweed, and then they’ll put it on their social media. I, I, you know I thought that was a thing of the past but then I saw it this year. Oh, we rounded up all this, you know, devil’s cabbage or lettuce or whatever and they’re really proud of this and it’s absurd and embarrassing and I, you know, it’s happening, and it’s a waste of state, it’s a waste of taxpayer money, and it’s hurting a perfectly good plant that was doing nothing negative on the side of the road, so yes, training and knowledge is key. I would like to see us jump light years ahead in terms of how we train people that are paid by the state. And I would like their job to be, you know, protecting and serving, to be peace officers again as opposed to making a profit for different agencies and lobbyists and that sort of thing.
Moderator: Ok, good answer. Jake?
Jake Porter: Well I actually have an interest in this. So I have clients wanting to sell, um, CBD hemp oil, and I actually have my own brand of CBD hemp oil to help people out. Nothing illegal about it as you pointed out. Nothing to get you high. So I certainly don’t want the state to take my product from me, so I have an interest in this. Um, additionally, I think you asked the question about the federal rules, right? What would my response be? I don’t care what the federal government says. And I find it funny that Kim Reynolds and others were saying when it came to Obamacare states rights states rights states rights, and whenever it comes to something that they don’t want to do they don’t mention that word at all. It’s only used whenever the federal government is doing something that they don’t want. So when it comes to something like hemp oil for example, or marijuana, the federal government, oh we gotta give all of our power to the FDA. They don’t care about this any other time, but we finally get to something they don’t want or no one is in on, they go right back to giving more power to the federal government. The Constitution is really clear on this, the 9th and 10th amendments are pretty clear on this. The federal government has no power, Congress has no power under Article I Section 8 to regulate any of this. This is all matters for the states. The State of Iowa should be able to do this and if we need a government with a backbone that says, we’re working on helping somebody who is sick and suffering, and we don’t want to have an issue. We’re not going to put them in a prison for it, we’re not going to be like they did to Benton Mackenzie and take their medicine away while they’re dying so they don’t get it, or we’re not going to make them move out of state. We’re actually going to help people that need the help. So, as far as training? We just make it clear. We don’t do this. We go on TV. We don’t hurt people and we don’t take their things. Basically a libertarian philosophy. That’s all the government has to do to make these problems go away.
Moderator: Alright. Before we go back to you first, I just want to elaborate real short. But, our program in Iowa is in compliance with federal law. So, is there anything else that you were willing to add to that, um, keeping that in mind?
Marco: I think, um, yeah. It’s not only, we need to make sure that our representatives and the state legislature is aware of state and federal law, our state and federal constitutions. I mean, how are they supposed to do anything positive if they’re actually wasting time and taxpayer money talking about issues that are already addressed? Let alone using that to go in and disrupt local businesses? I mean it’s absurd to even ponder. And a really big problem I saw is, I think we should look at everyone running at every level, just to see if they do this sort of uh, feigning of ignorance about a specific law or topic. When you don’t, I mean in the case of, that Jake brought up, of Benton Mackenzie. He was making his own oil and uh, and I know the Governor and Lieutenant Governor were aware, because I personally called their office, you know, twenty and thirty times, to see, you know, are you going to step in and help this citizen that is clearly making his own medicine as opposed to anything he’s being charged with remotely, and they uh, you know they ignored it. They ignore the topic if they won’t to talk about it. Same with this idea of appealing to states rights, or appealing to federalism when it’s convenient to them. I mean recently our governor appealed to the federal government in terms of the second amendment and gun issues which is absurd. I’m sure, hopefully upset a lot of people in that regard. So, so I think uh, I think not only does it not matter, we have the Constitutional authority to lead the way on this and to not be interfered with by the federal government. We are also in compliance with the federal government. So it’s wrong on both of those levels.
Moderator: Anything else?
Jake Porter: Well, there was some way to feel about it, being ignorant of the law. But they’re not only ignorant but they are proud of being ignorant and they will tell you how proud of being ignorant that they are. They don’t care. That’s what – you know, in multiple ways they don’t care. They don’t want to educate themselves. I had a lady that contacted me a few years ago with something to educate these guys. I said well, I’m not going to waste my time educating. Be aware, they’ve been educated “enough.” Last year she calls me, she says I’m done trying to educate these guys. They’re not listening to a word that I’m saying. And that’s, that’s – they don’t care, and something that I’ve spoken about, they’ve been told time and time again but they don’t want to learn.
WeedPress, April 11: Iowa Department of Public Health Confirms Unregulated CBD Oil is LEGAL in Iowa — they have no authority or jurisdiction, says position statement
WeedPress, April 11: Iowa Department of Public Health Confirms Unregulated CBD Oil is LEGAL in Iowa — they have no authority or jurisdiction, says position statement
WeedPress, Friday April 13: BREAKING: Lawsuit Demanding CBD Products Returned Filed in Iowa
WeedPress, April 15: KCCI News Channel 8 Reports: Carroll officer loses job after sting on local newspaper
WeedPress, April 15: Daily Times Herald Claims Local Police Department Targeted Newspaper As Part Of Undercover Sting
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